Mistshore: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep
by Jaleigh Johnson
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Author: Jaleigh JohnsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-02
ISBN: 078694966X
Number of pages: 320
Model: 21771
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Book Reviews of Mistshore: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep
Book Review: Works for longtime FR readers and newcomers alike
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a newcomer to the Realms, but I picked up several Forgotten Realms books at GenCon and have been slowly familiarizing myself with the world and the history.
Mistshore is the story of Icelin, a girl scarred by spellplague and left with a perfect memory and very imperfect magic -- the kind that tends to holds the potential to kill her and everyone around her. She encounters a scarred elf named Cerest who knows secrets about Icelin's past soon becomes obsessed with claiming Icelin for his own. With the help of a butcher named Sull and a thief/monk named Ruen, Icelin flees to Misthore, the most dangerous part of the city of Waterdeep.
Mistshore is a fascinating place, a makeshift town on the water, made up of wrecked ships and other debris. The inhabitants are the lowest of the low, but still preferable to the cold evil that is Cerest and his hirelings.
The book follows a small party through an adventure, but it didn't feel like an Adventuring Party. Our heroes have a more common feel to them. They're less Heroic, and more just regular people trying to survive. Ruen was the only one who really stood out as having an actual character class (dual-class monk/thief), such as when he uses his monk abilities in unarmed combat or to catch missile weapons. Sull is no fighter. Though he fills that role, he's simply a butcher doing what he can to protect Icelin. His weapons aren't daggers or axes, but his meat cleavers. And while Icelin shares some traits with D&D wizards, she doesn't feel like a Wizard or Sorcerer.
There were still moments my unfamiliarity with the Realms made me stumble. I don't know what the spellplague is, for example. And there were other references I missed, but nothing that completely threw me out of the story. I think most readers would be able to pick up Mistshore and enjoy it regardless of whether they've read anything else from the Realms.
This is a somewhat gritty book. Mistshore isn't a pleasant place, and Johnson allows us to see some of that ugliness. Some of it still feels a little romanticized -- the lepers with the hearts of gold, for example. But you get enough of the harsh edges to realize how nasty a place Mistshore can be. Combine that with Cerest -- he's an elf in a fantasy world, but he's also a very realistic stalker. The obsession with which he pursues Icelin ... let's just say it was vivid enough to make me uncomfortable, and I mean that as a compliment to Johson's writing. The result is fantasy which isn't shiny and fun and heroic, but down-to-earth and desperate and real. Not the tone I was expecting, but it worked well.
Good setting, good characters, and a good plot. What more does a book need?
Summary of Mistshore: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep
Violence and Magic in the Streets of Waterdeep!Icelin thought she had escaped the horrors of her past--until they come hunting her, forcing her to go to ground. But when things go from bad to worse, and her friends start paying for her mistakes, Icelin learns she has to embrace the talents she fears, accept the past she runs from, and confront those threatening her future.
Ed Greenwood, beloved author and creator of the Forgotten Realms, presents the second book in a brand-new series dedicated to showcasing both the City of Splendors and our most talented up-and-coming authors. A series of stand-alone adventurers, this book and the series to which it belongs are an excellent entry point for new readers interested in the Forgotten Realms.
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